Obverse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides

the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːbvɜːs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒbvɜːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒbvɜːs/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːbvɜːs/.

Examples

the obverse of this issue

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

reverse

Parts of Speech

noun	the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides “the obverse of this issue”
noun	the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorderseite

die auffälligere von zwei Alternativen oder Fällen oder Seiten

🇫🇷French

face

la plus frappante des deux alternatives, cas ou côtés

🇪🇸Spanish

anverso

la más notoria de dos alternativas o casos o lados

🇮🇹Italian

dritto

la più evidente tra due alternative o casi o schieramenti

🇳🇱Dutch

voorzijde

de meest opvallende van twee alternatieven of gevallen of zijden

🇵🇹Portuguese

anverso

o mais visível de duas alternativas ou casos ou lados

🇷🇺Russian

лицевой

более заметная из двух альтернатив, случаев или сторон

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अग्र

दो विकल्पों या मामलों या पक्षों का अधिक स्पष्ट होना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিপরীত

দুটি বিকল্প বা ক্ষেত্রে বা পক্ষের মধ্যে আরও স্পষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

முகப்பு

இரண்டு மாற்றுகள் அல்லது வழக்குகள் அல்லது பக்கங்களில் மிகவும் வெளிப்படையானது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎదురుగా

రెండు ప్రత్యామ్నాయాలు లేదా కేసులు లేదా భుజాల యొక్క మరింత స్పష్టంగా కనిపిస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

समोर

दोन पर्याय किंवा प्रकरणे किंवा बाजू अधिक स्पष्ट

🇮🇳Gujarati

સામે

બે વિકલ્પો અથવા કેસ અથવા બાજુઓનું વધુ સ્પષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಖಮುಖ

ಎರಡು ಪರ್ಯಾಯಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಬದಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಎದ್ದುಕಾಣುವವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

എതിർവശം

രണ്ട് ഇതരമാർഗ്ഗങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കേസുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വശങ്ങൾ കൂടുതൽ പ്രകടമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਹਮਣੇ

ਦੋ ਵਿਕਲਪਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਪੱਖਾਂ ਦਾ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

سامنے

دو متبادلات یا معاملات یا اطراف کا زیادہ واضح

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

正面

两种选择、情况或双方中较明显的一个

🇯🇵Japanese

表側

2 つの選択肢、ケース、または側面のうち、より目立つ方

🇰🇷Korean

앞면

두 가지 대안이나 사례 또는 측면 중 더 눈에 띄는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mặt trái

dễ thấy hơn trong hai lựa chọn thay thế hoặc trường hợp hoặc bên

🇹🇭Thai

ผิวหน้า

ยิ่งเห็นทางเลือกสองทางหรือกรณีหรือฝ่ายชัดเจนมากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

depan

yang lebih mencolok dari dua alternatif atau kasus atau sisi

🇵🇭Filipino

nasa harap

ang mas kitang-kita ng dalawang alternatibo o kaso o panig

🇲🇾Malay

depan

lebih ketara daripada dua alternatif atau kes atau sisi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وجه العملة

الأكثر وضوحا بين بديلين أو حالتين أو جانبين

🇮🇷Persian

جلو

دو گزینه یا مورد یا طرف آشکارتر است

🇹🇷Turkish

ön yüz

iki alternatiften, durumdan veya taraftan daha dikkat çekici olanı

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּנֵי הַמַטבֵּעַ

הבולט יותר מבין שתי חלופות או מקרים או צדדים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'obverse'?

The primary meaning of 'obverse' is 'the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides'.

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Using 'obverse' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'obverse' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'obverse' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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